Nortel Networks 60-24T manual

Part No. 206378-A June 1999 4401 Great America Parkwa y Santa Clara, CA 95054 Installation and Ref erence f or the Ba yStac k 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs[...]

ii 206378-A Copyright © 1999 Nortel Networks All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. June 1999. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The statements, configurations, technical data, and recommendations in this document are believ ed to be accurate and reliable, but are presented without express or implied warranty [...]

206378-A iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is oper[...]

iv 206378-A V oluntary Control Council f or Interference (VCCI) Statement This is a Class A product based on the standard of the V oluntary Control Council for Interference by Information T echnology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may arise. When such trouble occurs, the user may be required[...]

206378-A v Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise 1. Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweise sorgf altig durch. 2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung fur den spateren Gebrauch auf. 3. V or jedem Reinigen ist das Gerat vom Stromnetz zu trennen. V erwenden Sie keine Flussigoder Aerosolreiniger . Am besten eignet sich ein angefeuchtetes T uch zur Reinigung. 4. Die Netzanschlu Bs[...]

vi 206378-A Nortel Networks NA Inc. Software License Agreement NO TICE: Please carefully read this license agreement before copying or using the accompanying softw a re or installing the hardware unit with pre-enabled software (each of which is referred to as “Softw are” in this Agreement). BY COPYING OR USING THE SOFTW ARE, Y OU ACCEPT ALL OF [...]

206378-A vii 4. Limitation of liability . IN NO EVENT WILL NOR TEL NETWORKS OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OF SUBSTITUTE PR OCUREMENT ; SPECIAL, INDIRECT , INCIDENT AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL D AMA GES; OR ANY DAMA GES RESUL TING FROM IN ACCURA TE OR LOST D A T A OR LOSS OF USE OR PR OFITS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF [...]

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206378-A ix Contents Preface Bef ore Y ou Begin ............................................................................................................. x v Hard-Cop y T echnical Manuals ......................................................................................... xvi How to Get Help ................................................[...]

x 206378-A Chapter 3 Installation P ackage Contents .......................................................................................................... 3-1 Installing the Hub ............................................................................................................ 3-2 Mounting the Hub in a Standard 19” Equipment Rack ...[...]

206378-A xi Figures Figure 1-1. Ba yStack 60-12T F ront P anel .................................................................. 1-3 Figure 1-2. Ba yStack 60-24T F ront P anel .................................................................. 1-3 Figure 1-3. Ba yStack 60-12T/60-24T Rear P anel ......................................................[...]

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206378-A xiii Ta b l e s T able 1-1. LED Descriptions ..................................................................................... 1-4 T able 3-1. Cables and MDI/MDI-X Modes f or the BayStac k 60-12T 10/100 Ethernet Hub ................................................................................ 3-3 T able 3-2. Cables and MDI/MDI-X Mod[...]

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206378-A xv Preface Congratulations on your purchase of a BayStack ™ 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hub . The BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs enable you to migrate easily from Ethernet to Fast Ethernet. Y ou can migrate to Fast Ethernet while maintaining much of your existing Ethernet network and equipment. In this guide, the BayStack [...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs xvi 206378-A Har d-Copy T echnical Manuals Y ou can print selected technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the Internet. Go to support.baynetworks.com/library/tpubs/ . Find the product for which you need documentation. Then locate the specific cate gory a[...]

206378-A 1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction The BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs provide 12 or 24 RJ-45 ports for 10 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s Ethernet/Fast Ethernet connections. T en or 100 Mb/s traf fic is determined by the autosensing capability of the RJ-45 ports in the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs. Design features of the BayStack 60-[...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs 1-2 206378-A • Up to 2 units can be daisy-chained (Class II Repeater) • Separates network traf fic into two netw ork collision domains (10Mb/s, 100Mb/s) • Store-and-forward packet transmission methods Pr oduct Description Package contents of the BayStack 60-12T/60-[...]

Introduction 206378-A 1-3 Figure 1-1. BayStac k 60-12T Front P anel Figure 1-2. BayStac k 60-24T Front P anel 60-12T Hub 1 10M 100M Collision Power On 35 Utlization % 10 20 40> MDIX/MDI 1 33456 7 10/100 Link/Activity Partition 8 91 0 1 11 2 1 2 345 6 78 91 0 1 1 1 2 9239EA 10/100 Link/Activity and Partition LEDs 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ports Collisi[...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs 1-4 206378-A LEDs This section describes the LEDs on the front panel of the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hub. Ta b l e 1 - 1 describes the LEDs. T able 1-1. LED Descriptions LED Color Activity Indication P ower Green On P ower is supplied to the hub . Utilizati[...]

Introduction 206378-A 1-5 P ort Functions This section describes port partitioning and MDI/MDI-X modes. Partitioning is an automatic function of BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hub ports. Certain ports can be configured to MDI/MDI-X mode with the MDI/MDI-X but t o n . P ort Partitioning A port is automatically disabled by the hub when a seri[...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs 1-6 206378-A MDI/MDI-X Button The MDI/MDI-X button sets port 1 on the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hub from a normal (MDI-X) port to an uplink (MDI) port. Set the MDI/ MDI-X button to uplink (MDI) mode to connect your BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hub [...]

206378-A 2-1 Chapter 2 T ypical Applications The BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs provide fle xibility in configuring your netw ork. Y ou can use the hubs in a standalone configuration, or in multiple hub configurations to utilize your e xisting Ethernet and Fast Ethernet equipment. Y ou can stack the hubs on top of each other on a flat [...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs 2-2 206378-A Basic Mixed Netw ork Figure 2-1 sho ws a basic use of the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hub in a simple mixed en vironment network. The hub connects various workstations to each other . W orkstations can be operating at 10 Mb/s and/or 100 Mb/s. Figu[...]

Typical Applications 206378-A 2-3 Expanded Mixed Netw ork Figure 2-2 sho ws an expanded mixed netw ork using two BayStack 60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs connected to each other and to se veral de vices. The devices use 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s speeds. Figure 2-2. Example of an Expanded Mixed Network The example sho ws two BayStack 60-24T 10/100 Ethernet H[...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs 2-4 206378-A Figure 2-3 sho ws the specific ports used to connect two hubs, as in the e xpanded network in Figure 2-2 . Port 1 on the top hub is set to MDI (uplink) with the MDI/ MDI-X button. A UTP/STP Ethernet cable connects port 1 of the top hub to another non-MDI por[...]

206378-A 3-1 Chapter 3 Installation Y ou can stack the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs on a flat surface, or mount them in a standard 19” equipment rack. This chapter explains ho w to mount or stack your hubs, how to connect and po wer up the hub, and how to troubleshoot hub operations. Before installing the hub, be sure your en viron[...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs 3-2 206378-A Installing the Hub Y ou can stack hubs on a flat surface or you can mount the hubs in a standard 19” equipment rack. Mounting the Hub in a Standar d 19” Equipment Rac k Y ou can mount BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs in a rack, such as in a wi[...]

Installation 206378-A 3-3 4. Insert the screws into the fr ont of the bracket, through the rack, so that the screws extend past the rack. 5. Tighten the scr ews. Connecting the Hub T o Other Devices Y ou can connect hubs to other network devices through the dual-speed MDI/ MDI-X RJ-45 port on the front of the hub . Cable T ypes and MDI/MDI-X Modes [...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs 3-4 206378-A Connecting the Hub Thr o ugh a RJ-45 P or t Y ou can connect a BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hub to any device that has a standard RJ-45 network interface port. T o connect simple de vices such as workstations or serv ers, or more complex de vices s[...]

Installation 206378-A 3-5 Connecting the Hub Thr ough the MDI P or t Y ou can connect BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs to other compatible hubs or switches through port 1 on the front panel of the hub, setting the MDI/MDI-X button to uplink. T o connect to another device through the MDI port: 1. Insert an RJ-45 connector of a straight-th[...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs 3-6 206378-A V erifying P or t Status Y ou can check the status of each cable connection by viewing the port status indicators sho wn in Figure 3-2 and described in Ta b l e 3 - 3 . Figure 3-2. P or t Status LEDs Ta b l e 3 - 3 describes the light and color indications o[...]

206378-A 4-1 Chapter 4 T r oubleshooting This chapter provides common testing methods, possible reasons for problems, and possible steps to take to solv e the problems. V erifying System Operations Y ou can verify that all attached devices ha ve v alid connections. The hub monitors the link status for each port. If a de vice is properly connected t[...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs 4-2 206378-A Diagnosing Hub Indicator s Y ou can easily monitor the hub through LED indicators on the front panel. Ta b l e 4 - 1 describes common problems and possible solutions. T able 4-1. LED Indicators Symptom Cause Solution The Link 10/100 Mb/s indicator does not l[...]

206378-A A-1 Appendix A T echnical Specifications Ta b l e A - 1 provides technical information regarding product specif ications, port and cable assignments, and EMI certification. T able A-1. Product Specifications Item Description Standards Conf or mance IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u F ast Ether net Access Method CSMA/CD , 10 Mb/s, or 100 Mb/[...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs A-2 206378-A Cer tification Emissions Immunity Safe ty CE Mark FCC Class A, VCCI Class A, CISPR Class A, BCIQ, AZ/NZS Class A IEC 1000-4-2/3/4/6 CSA/NR TL, TUV/GS, NOM, UL Internal Switching Specifications Network Bridging Function Filtering, forw arding, and lear ning S[...]

206378-A B-1 Appendix B Cable and Connector Inf ormation P or t Assignments RJ-45 P o r ts This section describes MDI/MDI-X modes and their associated ports, and provides details re garding RJ-45 port pin assignments. MDI/MDI-X P or ts Y ou can attach the RJ-45 MDI-X ports on the hub to any device, such as routers, servers, or w orkstations, that u[...]

Installation and Reference for the BayStack 60-12T/60-24T 10/100 Ethernet Hubs B-2 206378-A Ta b l e B - 1 describes the pin assignments. Cable Assignments Y ou can use unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twisted-pair (STP) cable to connect to RJ-45 ports. Use the follo wing cable categories, depending on the type of Ethernet transmissions on[...]

206378-A Index-1 A applications 10 or 100 Mb/s only en vironments, 2-1 basic mixed netw ork, 2-2 expanded mix ed network, 2-3 mixed 10 and 100 Mb/s en vironments, 2-1 autopartitioning, 1-5 autosense capability , overvie w , 1-2 B bridging, 2-4 C cable length, between hubs, 4-1 cable schematics, B-2 cable types for 10 Mb/s Ethernet connections, 3-4 [...]

Index-2 206378-A P port partitioning, 1-5 port status LED descriptions, 3-6 ports normal, 1-5 RJ-45, B-1 uplink, 1-5 power , applying to hub, 3-5 product support, xvi publications hard copy , xvi R rear panel, 1-6 RJ-45 ports connecting, 3-4 MDI/MDI-X, B-1 pin assignments, B-1 descriptions, B-2 S straight-through cable, 1-5 support, Nortel Networks[...]